Study Programmes 2015-2016
EPID1001-1  
General epidemiology Elements
Duration :
10h Th
Number of credits :
Bachelor in pharmacy2
Lecturer :
Olivier Bruyère
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the second semester
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Course contents :
  • Epidemiology : what is it ?
  • Key study designs
  • Health indicators
  • Measures of association
  • Bias in epidemiology
  • Meta-analysis
 
Learning outcomes of the course :
The objective of this course is to provide the student with the basic concepts in epidemiology. Through this, he will be able to identify the appropriate methodology for analyzing a health problem. He will be able to set up an epidemiological study in compliance with the methodological requirements. He will be able to judge critically the scientific data he will be confronted with during his health care professional practice. Finally, he will be able to analyze critically the links observed between a factor and a disease.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
N/A
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Ex cathedra course
+ critical analysis of the scientific literature
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
Face-to-face
Recommended or required readings :
Lecture notes will be available via myULg
Assessment methods and criteria :
"Closed book" exam both for the first and second exam period.
Work placement(s) :
none
Organizational remarks :
For the examination procedures, please refer to the official rules available on the University website.
Contacts :
Professor Olivier Bruyère Department of Public Health, Epidemiology, and Health Economics CHU Sart Tilman, Bât.B23 4000 Liège Tel. : +32 (0)4 366 25 81 Fax : +32 (0)4 366 28 12 Email : olivier.bruyere@ulg.ac.be
Items online :
Coursebook : Basis of general epidemiology
Course book